Twilight and Kiss Me, Creep Musings
A few weeks ago, my best friend asked me to go to see Twilight with her. I went, even though I really knew nothing about the series, because… what the heck. It was fun – and a nice girls afternoon away from life.
But then OF COURSE I was required to read all the books.
And I have to admit, they are as addicting as they are silly. So OF COURSE I keep on reading. And OF COURSE I will see the new movies as they come out. And um, OF COURSE Rob Pattinson is hot. How old is that kid anyway? Am I allowed to say that?
May I remind you I am 38 years old?
But the funnier thing is, a few months ago I was visiting my mother in Maryland – you know, my mother who keeps every single scrap of every single EVERYTHING, and I came across all the romance novels I read when I was a kid (YES. Every. single. one). Torn, tattered, sad excuses for books – both in the physical and emotional senses of the word.
How do I know? Because I brought them home and reread EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
OH YES I DID.
Are you a Twilight fan? What were some of your favorite books as a teenager?
I don’t think I read that one! Can I borrow it? Ha Ha! I have read and re-read many of my childhood books some of which are a bit bizarre – my mom kept most of mine and my brothers too. I am 35 and just about to embark on the Twilight Journey…I have had the books in my Kindle for months but am waiting for January to read them because I do NOT need anything else keeping me up late at night right now.
I will soon be returning home to the land of my youth and will undoubtedly read a few of my favorites. I not only loved “Sweet Dreams” but the “First Love From Silhouette.” Just call us sentimental fools….
I’m glad you posted about this before I did.
My post would have been very tortured and angst-laden.
If I had read this on my own, it would just be all about great reading fun. But I started reading them with my eleven-year-old daughter and, as such, have become a reluctant fan…. It’s just a little too….. damsel in distress for me. I just need to get over myself because I DO enjoy them when I take its influence on my daughter out of the picture.
But, yeah, Rob Pattinson…. HOT!!
Oh I love Twilight. My sister in law lent me hers cause she knows I like to read and then it began. I read all 4 books in 2 weeks. And since our birthdays were right around the movie release I even got her as a gag gift, a TEAM EDWARD button. I know…totally dorky.
Terra–How do you like the kindle? I have been thinking about getting one, but haven’t heard anything except Oprah’s endorsement of it.
I held out on the Twilight series for the longest time, finally reading the first book around Thanksgiving. Now I seriously cannot put the books down. Just started the last one and I am so sad that it’s almost over! Cannot wait to see the movie. Nice to know there’s a fellow Twilight-er (over 30) out there.
I’m reading book 3 of the Twilight series right now and am totally loving it! I haven’t seen the movie yet but will…hopefully before the 2nd one comes out!
When I was younger though? I was hooked on Sweet Valley High books, VC Andrews books (Flowers in the Attic, etc.) and Judy Blume.
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I was never a sweet valley high girl, but I loved all the Lois Duncan books (esp A gift of Magic, although more famous for I know what you did last summer)
and Lois Lowry (the Giver) (what’s with the name Lois?), and of course, Madeline L’Engle.
So, anything with a fantasy/magic/SciFi twist. Still lots of teen angsty stuff, but ooo, you can read minds too!
Confession: I was a fan of the “Sweet Valley High” series…it had the teen angst/young love stuff we all go through at some point.
An English teacher got us into Stephen King novels and I devoured them all through high school (mind you, it was the mid-80′s). Hmmm.. that explains A LOT! LOL..
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I am a Twilight fan. I was/am embarrassed to say so, but here I am, in print admitting it.
What makes it worse…when I was younger, I loved the vampire books by Ann Rice…theme? YIKES!
Otherwise, I read Dean Koontz books. Apparently I need to escape – often.
Oh mah gah, I have all of my old books from childhood. They’re on Tacy’s and CJ’s bookshelves. Still love them.
Favorites include the Anastasia books (duh) by Lois Lowry, the All of a Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor, Harriet the Spy and The Long Secret and Sport, and all books by Ellen Conford (Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate, etc.) and Paula Danziger (Cat Ate My Gymsuit, etc.).
Cannot read Twilight. Cannot read Harry Potter. Cannot read anything that everyone else is absolutely raving over.